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Mark 6:2
2When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and many who listened to Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things [this knowledge and spiritual insight]? What is this wisdom [this confident understanding of the Scripture] that has been given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands?
Mark 6:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
- New International Version (NIV)When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?
- English Standard Version (ESV)And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, "Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands?
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands!
Context of Mark 6:2
1Jesus left there and came to His hometown [Nazareth]; and His disciples followed Him. When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and many who listened to Him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things [this knowledge and spiritual insight]? What is this wisdom [this confident understanding of the Scripture] that has been given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands? 3Is this not the carpenter, the son of Mary, and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are His sisters not here with us?” And they were [deeply] offended by Him [and their disapproval blinded them to the fact that He was anointed by God as the Messiah]. 4Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor (respect) except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”
Read all of Mark 6Mark 6:2 word by word
καὶ γενομένου σαββάτου ἤρξατο διδάσκειν ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ· καὶ πολλοὶ ἀκούοντες ἐξεπλήσσοντο λέγοντες· πόθεν τούτῳ ταῦτα, καὶ τίς ἡ σοφία ἡ δοθεῖσα τούτῳ καὶ αἱ δυνάμεις τοιαῦται διὰ τῶν χειρῶν αὐτοῦ γινόμεναι;Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- when the sabbath dayσάββατονsabbaton · SabbathG4521
- was comeγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
- he beganἄρχομαιarchomai · to rule/beginG756
- to teachδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- the synagogueὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the synagogueσυναγωγήsunagōgē · synagogueG4864
- manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
- hearingἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
- were astonishedἐκπλήσσωekplēssō · be astonishedG1605
- sayingλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- From whenceπόθενpothen · whenceG4159
- hath thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- whatτίςtis · which?G5101
- wisdomσοφίαsophia · wisdomG4678
- is givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
- unto himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- thatὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
- suchτοιοῦτοςtoioutos · such as thisG5108
- mighty worksδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
- byδιάdia · through/because ofG1223
- handsχείρcheir · handG5495
Cross-references for Mark 6:2
- Mark 1:21They went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach.
- Luke 4:15And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised and glorified and honored by all.
- John 6:42They kept saying, “Is this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does He now [have the arrogance to] say, ‘I have come down out of heaven’?”
- John 7:15Then the Jews were perplexed. They said, “How did this man become learned [so versed in the Scriptures and theology] without formal training?”
- Acts 4:13Now when the men of the Sanhedrin (Jewish High Court) saw the confidence and boldness of Peter and John, and grasped the fact that they were uneducated and untrained [ordinary] men, they were astounded, and began to recognize that they had been with Jesus.
Commentaries on Mark 6:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Were astonished - ͅ ͅ , at his doctrine, or teaching. This is added by the Codex Bezae and eight others, later Syriac, Armenian, Vulgate, and all the Itala.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-6Verses 1-6 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 13:54-58.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The teaching of Jesus amazed the people because of his wisdom and his ability to heal and drive out demons. "Where did this man get": His early life in Nazareth had not prepared them to accept him as a teacher and healer who spoke and acted with authority.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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